If you live in the Southeast you, as an individual, probably consume around 6,300 kilo-watt hours (kWh) of electricity each year*. The national average cost of residential electricity is 11.51 cents per kWh. This means that you are paying approximately $725 each year for your electricity, which mostly comes from coal. Your annual bill would [...]
This post was co-authored by Laura Wilson. October is Children’s Health Month and we want to take this opportunity to tell you about the serious health threat of diesel pollution, the risk of cumulative exposure, and how you can help mitigate this deadly pollution and protect your kids. During the course of a single day, [...]
On April 17, 2009, nearly two years after the US Supreme Court ruled that the US EPA has jurisdiction in the matter, the federal agency ruled that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and can be regulated by the Clean Air Act. EPA’s “endangerment finding” provides a good opportunity for citizens to [...]
